Our Rainforest Climate Action Fund supports projects that cost-effectively store and sequester vast quantities of carbon. Healthy forests. Healthy planet.
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Species at Risk
Critically Endangered, Endangered, and Vulnerable
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Carbon stored
Per acre average of 153 mT*
*(metric tons of CO2 equivalents) -
Partner
Various Local Partners
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3,300,000 Proposed Acres Conserved by
Purchase/Designation/Community Reserve
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Project Cost: $5,000,000
3,300,000
Our Rainforest Climate Action Fund supports projects that cost-effectively store and sequester vast quantities of carbon. Healthy forests. Healthy planet.
-
Species at Risk
Critically Endangered, Endangered, and Vulnerable
-
Carbon stored
Per acre average of 153 mT*
*(metric tons of CO2 equivalents) -
Partner
Various Local Partners
-
3,300,000 Proposed Acres Conserved by
Purchase/Designation/Community Reserve
-
Project Cost: £3,968,253
3,300,000
An average of
of carbon equivalents are stored per acre
Help Stop Climate Change—Save Rainforests Today
Every day, an area of tropical rainforest larger than Disney World is destroyed, releasing over 6 million metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere. The consequences are devastating— stronger hurricanes, record-breaking heatwaves, prolonged droughts, and catastrophic wildfires.
The rampant destruction of intact, mature tropical rainforests totaled over 9.2 million acres in 2023—dumping 2.4 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere. That’s equivalent to half of U.S. annual emissions.
Nearly 96% of all deforestation in 2023 occurred in tropical countries. We cannot stop climate change without saving tropical forests. If tropical deforestation were a country, it would be the fourth largest emitter of greenhouse gases after China, the United States, and India. Yet, in spite of this destruction, intact tropical forests still absorb twice as much CO2 from the atmosphere each year than they emit.
Combating climate change by saving tropical forests is extraordinarily cost-effective. So far, projects funded by the Rainforest Climate Action Fund have stored 16,863,894,973 metric tons of CO2 equivalents, comparable to the emissions from 4 billion gas-powered vehicles driven for one year.
Protecting tropical forests is one of the best ways each of us can fight climate change right now.
Undisturbed tropical and subtropical rainforests that retain their natural biodiversity store about 30-50% more carbon than degraded forests. And they collectively sequester more carbon from the atmosphere than temperate or boreal forests.
Explore Forest Types
Donate to the Rainforest Climate Action Fund to support high-impact projects in three types of forest:
Frontier Forests
These forests massively reduce carbon emissions in the immediate future because they protect forest in imminent danger of destruction—a so-called "frontier" providing a protective barrier, keeping dense forest intact.
Super-Sequesterers
Forests inundated by water are particularly efficient sequesterers because the water blocks the oxygen required for carbon-releasing decomposition. These include flooded forests, swamp forests, peat forests and mangroves.
Carbon Vaults
These forests lock up carbon in large, tall, intact hardwood forests in perpetuity for a reasonable cost. These large trees store vast amounts of carbon in their wood, roots and soil, preventing huge amounts of carbon from being released.
We must act now.
With climate disasters escalating, your donation is the fastest, most effective way to protect the planet. 100% of your donation goes directly to projects that cost-effectively store and sequester vast quantities of carbon. Together, we will work to permanently lock up 15 billion tons of carbon by 2025.
We cannot save the Earth without you. Donate now and stop rainforest destruction before it’s too late.
Amazon Rainforest, by Panga Media
Supporters taking action around the world.
Rainforest Climate Action Fund Updates
Rainforest Trust’s Climate Action Fund supports projects that cost-effectively store and sequester vast quantities of carbon.
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Focus on Climate Report 2025
April 2025
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RCAF Update
March 2024
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RCAF Update
January 2023
Many thanks to our local partners in the field who make our work possible.
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